Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Flat Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flat Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Flat Creek
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Flat Creek:
- 36.385062, -85.382190
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Flat Creek
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Overton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Overton County
- Since Flat Creek is near Jackson County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Flat Creek ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Flat Creek.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Flat Creek.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Bedford County
- This Flat Creek is located in Bedford County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Flat Creek that is located in Overton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Flat Creek.
- Bedford County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Flat Creek is located in Jefferson County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Flat Creek that is located in Overton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Flat Creek.
- British Columbia
- This Flat Creek lies 1,884 miles [3,032 km]<1> to the northwest of the Flat Creek that is located in Overton County.
- Georgia
- Fayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Flat Creek [Fayette County].
- Hall County
- This Flat Creek is located in Hall County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Flat Creek that is located in Overton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Flat Creek.
- Idaho
- Benewah County
- This Flat Creek is located in Benewah County and lies 1,752 miles [2,819.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Flat Creek that is located in Overton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benewah County community of Flat Creek.
- Kentucky
- Bath County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Flat Creek [Bath County].
- Louisiana
- Winn Parish
- This Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Flat Creek that is located in Overton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winn Parish community of Flat Creek.
- Missouri
- Barry County
- This Flat Creek is located in Barry County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the west of the Flat Creek that is located in Overton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Flat Creek.
- New York
- Montgomery County
- This Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Flat Creek that is located in Overton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Flat Creek.
- Schoharie County
- This Flat Creek is located in Schoharie County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km] to the northeast of the Flat Creek that is located in Overton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoharie County community of Flat Creek.
- North Carolina
- Buncombe County
- This Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Flat Creek that is located in Overton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Flat Creek.
- South Carolina
- Lancaster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Flat Creek [Lancaster County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flat Creek ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Big Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Overton County
- Grey ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Hardy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Hix ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Holly Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Overton County
- Howard Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Chapel
- Howard Chapel is located in Overton County
- Lee ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Poplar Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Poplar Springs is located in Overton County
- Sulphur
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Timothy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Union Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Overton County
- Unity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Flat Creek to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Flat Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Flat Creek and extending to:
- Livingston, which is the Seat of Overton County, lies just to the East.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Flat Creek to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 487 miles [783.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,357 miles [10,230.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,073 miles [11,382.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,948 miles [7,963 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Flat Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flat Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flat Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3851, Longitude: -85.3822 In this case, the coordinates for Flat Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Flat Creek could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Flat Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.941 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.84 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.036 degrees. |